in partnership with The Carlsbad City Library

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Cost: FREE (featured books available for pre-order below and for sale and signing at the event)

About the Event

Adventures by the Book is pleased to partner with the Carlsbad City Library for a Mystery & Crime Free Library Adventure with award-winning author, T. Jefferson Parker.

Crime, death, intrigue, and suspense are topics bestselling author, T. Jefferson Parker, is no stranger too. Since he began his writing career in 1978, Parker has become the master of mystery and crime stories, making him one of only three writers to earn the Edgar Award for best novel more than once. His latest publication, Crazy Blood, not only emulates his mastery of the psychological thriller, but also introduces Parker as a literary novelist, as the story of two of two brothers on a ruthless quest for supremacy unfolds through breathtaking scenes of high stakes skiing.

Join us for this Free Library Adventure to learn about the real-life inspiration Parker has used to create his thrilling novels. Parker's ingenuity is derived from a past career in journalism and his life lived in Southern California, which provides the setting for most of his stunning stories, including Crazy Blood, set in Mammoth Lakes, a small town in California's Sierra Nevada Mountains.

About the Author and Book

T. Jefferson Parker was born in Los Angeles and has lived all his life in Southern California. He was educated in Orange County, and earned a bachelor's degree in English from the University of California, Irvine, in 1976. His writing career began in 1978, with a job as a cub reporter on the weekly newspaper, The Newport Ensign. After covering police, city hall and cultural stories for the Ensign, Parker moved on to the Daily Pilot newspaper, where he won three Orange County Press Club awards for his articles. All the while he was tucking away stories and information that he would use in his first book.
Parker's first novel, Laguna Heat, was written on evenings and weekends while he worked as a reporter, and was published to rave reviews and made into an HBO movie starring Harry Hamlin, Jason Robards and Rip Torn. Parker's following novels were also well received and appeared on many bestseller lists. His writing has been called "potent and irresistible" (Los Angeles Times), and "resonant, literate and powerful" (Kirkus). The New York Times wrote that "T. Jefferson Parker is a powerhouse writer." Parker's Silent Joe won the Edgar Award for best mystery in 2001, as well as the coveted Los Angeles Times Book Prize for mysteries. Three years later, California Girl won the Edgar for best mystery once again. In 2008, Skinhead Central won Parker his third Edgar, this time for best short story.

Parker's latest high stakes novel, Crazy Blood, is set in the ski resort town of Mammoth Lakes in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California, where the Carson dynasty rules. Founded by patriarch Adam, the town is the site of the Mammoth Cup ski race, a qualifier for the Olympics. But when Wylie Wellborn, Adam's illegitimate grandson, returns after a stint in Afghanistan, it reopens a dark moment in the Carson family history: the murder of Wylie's father by his jealous and very pregnant wife, Cynthia. Her son Sky, born while his mother was in prison, and Wylie are half brothers. They inherit not only superb athletic skills but an enmity that threaten to play out in a lethal drama on one of the fastest and most perilous ski slopes in the world.

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Event is free and open to the public and registration is not necessary. However, seating is limited and expected to fill quickly, so stay tuned to learn how you can obtain your free tickets for admission. Information available soon at Carlsbad City Library.
Books will be available at the event for purchase and signing, or pre-order a signed copy below of Crazy Blood to be delivered at the event.

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